Platytheca
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Platytheca is a genus of small shrubs in the family Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeaocarpaceae is a family of flowering plants. The family approximately contains 605 species of trees and shrubs in 12 genera. The largest genera are Elaeocarpus, with about 350 species, and Sloanea, with about 150....

 from the south-west of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

. The genus was formally described by Joachim Steetz, his description published in Plantae Preissianae in 1845.

Species include:
  • Platytheca anasima R.Butcher
  • Platytheca galioides Steetz
  • Platytheca juniperina Domin
  • Platytheca sp. Sabina (G.J. & B.J. Keighery)
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